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Little Children
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Allison & Busby (2005-07-25)
ISBN: 0749083042
EAN: 9780749083045
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Paperback: 288 pages
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Customer Reviews
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Funny!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-04-12
I saw Alexander Payne's film of Election and looked up the author of the original book. It was Tom Perrotta. I didn't know what to expect but this was a fun novel that I finished in a matter of days. Perrotta is an excellent humorous writer, with a humane and tolerant way of understanding his characters. He reminded me of T C Boyle. The story revolves around suburban middle-class aspirations and responsibilities. Light, a bit sexy, thought-provoking and challenging on occasions, it would be an excellent book for a book club.
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Good Page Turner
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-02-22
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I haven't seen the film! I really enjoyed this book, a quick and easy yet intelligent read. All the characters were well written and all the separate storylinrs worked well together. Worth a read.
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Don't let the film put you off
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-12-31
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
There is a problem with seeing the film adaptation of a book before you have actually read the book, in that it gives you someone else's perception of the characters which it can be difficult to shake off.
The film of this book made me feel slightly uneasy; as is so often the case, however, the book is a more complex, multi-layered affair which adds up to a subtle black comedy satirising the aspirational middle classes of suburban America, with their obsession with appearance and tangible achievement and holding up their flaws to an unforgiving light.
There are times when the satire is a little heavy-handed; the passage towards the end of the novel, when Mary Ann's background is being filled in, is more than a little blunt and sits uneasily with the rest of the piece. I also fear that those of us who are not very familiar with America will miss out on some of the cultural references (the climactic American football match was more than a little opaque to me).
Ultimately, however, this book's ambit is not limited to a single nation; it is a witty, original take on life and love, desire and forgiveness which shows the unpleasantness, lies, deception and malice which often lurk just beneath the surface of eminent respectability.
I should not think Perrotta will be getting any voiceover work with Starbucks any time soon.
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excellent
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-11-28
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
After i watched the film, i was intrigued so i went out and got the book, i certainly want disappointed, would recommend it to anybody. Hugely entertaining and gripping just like the film.
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Fabulous!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-11-09
A fabulous read, Perrotta effortlessly draws you in this world of characters,he paints subtle layers perfectly capturing days at the pool and other everyday scenes, it's a refreshing read in that I actually felt inklings of sympathy for one of the characters I imagined I could never feel for....cleverly done and highly recommended. whilst not a 'deep' read it's a page turner
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